Parker's heritage no label

[WIMARIPA]

This Christmas I got a bottle of parkers heritage collection with no label on it... No label at all. Is there any way to find out what is in it?

[Old Lamplighter]

This Christmas I got a bottle of parkers heritage collection with no label on it... No label at all. Is there any way to find out what is in it?

Wow, that's unfortunate. I don't think it is safe to open under such circumstances...send it to me and I'll let you know what my private laboratory findings yield.

[HP12]

This Christmas I got a bottle of parkers heritage collection with no label on it... No label at all. Is there any way to find out what is in it?

What was the source of the bottle?

From where it was purchased, what edition of PHC did they suspect was in the bottle?

Do you have a picture?

Is the capsule on the bottle neck intact?

[WIMARIPA]

Capsule is intact, local store unsure of what edition

[MacinJosh]

Your best bet would be to use a hydrometer to measure the proof. From that you should be able to tell which release it is as they all differed.

Of course, I'm not sure how accurate hygrometers are. The PHC 2010 had two releases, one at 127.8 and another at 124.2. Awfully close.

Good luck!

Josh

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[WIMARIPA]

How will my hydrometer reading give me a proof? All I will have then is the gravity.

[HP12]

Curious how much you paid for it and what state it was purchased. Might offer some clues.

Good idea by Macnjosh to use a hydrometer. That would zero in on what edition it is and possibly the batch depending how accurate the instrument is.

[p_elliott]

Alcoholometer

An alcoholometer is a hydrometer which is used for determining the alcoholic strength of liquids. It is also known as a proof and traille hydrometer. It only measures the density of the fluid. Certain assumptions are made to estimate the amount of alcohol present in the fluid. Alcoholometers have scales marked with volume percents of "potential alcohol", based on a pre-calculated specific gravity. A higher "potential alcohol" reading on this scale is caused by a greater specific gravity, assumed to be caused by the introduction of dissolved sugars. A reading is taken before and after fermentation and approximate alcohol content is determined by subtracting the post fermentation reading from the pre-fermentation reading.[5]

[nivto]

Unless there is a type of or way of using a hydrometer that I'm not aware of I don't see how that would tell you the proof. As WIMARIPA said it would only offer you the final gravity. Without the original gravity, you aren't any closer to knowing the alcohol content.

I think vinometers can tell the alcohol content of a finished product, but I think they are limited in their abilities and aren't extremely accurate. I've never used one, though. Just what I've been told.

Is there some other type of hydrometer out there that I'm not aware of?

[BFerguson]

I believe you would want to use a spirit proof hydrometer.

There are many different models available depending on the proof range you ware measuring at.

Check out amazon.

Brent

[ethangsmith]

I saw you're from Pennsylvania. There are no PHC bottlings available on the shelf in the state. None are currently available for special order currently either. So this bottle was a gift from out of state and you'd probably have to go to the retailer it came from and start there. If it was ordered in-state, there would probably be an item code and record of your order you could get from the PLCB.

[tommyboy38]

It should have whiskey inside the bottle!

kidding!

Does it have any labels on the back? UPC code?

[bourbon-n00b]

Maybe the markings on the bottom of the bottle might help, if they could be matched up against a bottle someone else had?

[LikeItWasSodaPop]

There's a label-less PHC on the shelf in a Chicago suburb, saw it yesterday. Good stuff tends to sit at this place a while -- I picked up a Saz 18 2011, pretty much all of which is gone in these parts. The label-less PHC had a tag next to it identifying it as the PHC 2010 wheater.

I'd contact Heaven Hill -- they might know if there's an issue with the labels with a particular edition. I don't know how responsive their customer service department is relative to other bottlers/distilleries, but an email to Van Winkle about a similar labeling issue (my VWFRR label looked as if it had been applied with glue stick -- there were sticky smears (yes, gross) -- around the label) got me a response from Julian the next day. My guess is that if there are labeling issues with PHC, the distillery has heard about it and can shine some light on the issue.